Gregory B Sadler · @GregSadler
802 followers · 1471 posts · Server metalhead.clubHere's my next bit of commentary on Epictetus' Enchiridion, this one about a chapter "near and dear to my heart, because it reminds me of when I first started studying philosophy, and did not follow Epictetus advice"
https://medium.com/practical-rationality/chapter-22-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-d11318f29cd4
#Stoicism #Epictetus #Philosophy #Advice
#advice #philosophy #epictetus #stoicism
Erick the Stoic · @ericklind
7 followers · 52 posts · Server mas.to
Your choices and actions are the only things that you control, so you decide to follow particular principles in your life.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AGn96
#responsibility #epictetus #stoicism
Erick the Stoic · @ericklind
7 followers · 51 posts · Server mas.to
We often feel fear when there is a change in our lives because we were comfortable with the way things were, and we’re scared of the unknown. We’re scared of the future.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AGkp0
#stoicism #stoiccoffeebreak #future #epictetus #change
Erick the Stoic · @ericklind
7 followers · 47 posts · Server mas.to
What if you could cheerfully accept everything that came your way?
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AGaJ4
#control #resistance #epictetus #acceptance
Erick the Stoic · @ericklind
7 followers · 43 posts · Server mas.to
The universe doesn’t care how you feel, so doing your best to love what gets sent your way is a way to keep yourself from feeling overwhelmed when big changes come.
Read the full article: 258 – Nothing Endures But Change
▸ https://lttr.ai/AGBIg
#stoicism #stoiccoffeebreak #future #epictetus #change
Erick the Stoic · @ericklind
6 followers · 40 posts · Server mas.to258 – Nothing Endures But Change
▸ https://lttr.ai/AF5Z4
#stoicism #stoiccoffeebreak #future #epictetus #change
Stoicminds Channel · @stoicminds_channel
2 followers · 34 posts · Server me.dm
The Philosophy of Epictetus: Unpacking the Lessons from 'The Enchiridion' #Stoicism #LifeWisdom #Epictetus
#stoicism #lifewisdom #epictetus
Gregory B Sadler · @GregSadler
724 followers · 1361 posts · Server metalhead.clubHere's the next piece in my commentary on each chapter of Epictetus' Enchiridion, this one on number 21, where he suggests: “Keep before your eyes, day by day, death and exile and everything that seems terrible"
https://medium.com/practical-rationality/chapter-21-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-d7205c7c593e
#Epictetus #Enchiridion #Commentary #Stoicism #Fear #Practice
#practice #fear #stoicism #commentary #enchiridion #epictetus
MarcNo · @MarcNo
427 followers · 1070 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
What are the chances of getting through all theses #books on next week's vacation?
* Manual on the Art of Living; #Epictetus
* Hybrid Child; Ohara
* The Song of Achilles; Madeline Miller
* Circe; Madeline Miller
* The Suitors ; Ehrenreich
* Lore Olympics; Rache Smythe
Quick Quotes · @quickquotes
33 followers · 541 posts · Server nrw.social“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.”
― Epictetus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epictetus
#bot #quote #FamousQuotes #epictetus
Stoicminds Channel · @stoicminds_channel
0 followers · 5 posts · Server me.dmSTOICISM BOOKS 📙
#Stoicism #StoicBooks #Meditations #MarcusAurelius #Seneca #LettersFromAStoic #Epictetus #TheEnchiridion #PersonalGrowth #Philosophy
#stoicism #stoicbooks #meditations #marcusaurelius #seneca #lettersfromastoic #epictetus #theenchiridion #personalgrowth #philosophy
alice2 · @aliceenamour
262 followers · 1084 posts · Server thicc.horse“We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free.”
― #Epictetus, The Discourses
Steve · @spearmintwarlock
472 followers · 262 posts · Server aus.social“[Do not get too attached to life] for it is like a sailor's leave on the shore and at any time, the captain may sound the horn, calling you back to eternal darkness.” by Epictetus
#philosophy #stoicism #stoic #stoics #epictetus #meditation
World History Encyclopedia · @whencyclopedia
1163 followers · 2161 posts · Server mstdn.social
Gaius Musonius Rufus (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Musonius_Rufus/ #History #Epictetus #MusoniusRufus #Philosophy
#philosophy #musoniusrufus #epictetus #History
Gregory B Sadler · @GregSadler
709 followers · 1283 posts · Server metalhead.clubHere's my commentary on that short chapter 20 of Epictetus' classic Stoic text, the Enchiridion. It's all about our "opinions" or "judgements" (dogmata)
https://medium.com/practical-rationality/chapter-20-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-a7f5cd60b07d
#Epictetus #Enchiridion #Stoicism #Commentary #Mindset #LifeLessons #PersonalDevelopment #Judgement
#judgement #personaldevelopment #lifelessons #mindset #commentary #stoicism #enchiridion #epictetus
Gregory B Sadler · @GregSadler
698 followers · 1260 posts · Server metalhead.clubIt's been a while since I produced a "fake quotes" video. Here's a new one with quotes misattributed to the great Stoic philosopher Epictetus. You see a lot of quote and meme accounts continually spreading these around
https://youtu.be/D-ZFE2JspFA
#FakeQuotes #Epictetus #Stoicism #Misquotation #Paraphrase
#paraphrase #misquotation #stoicism #epictetus #fakequotes
Daily Stoic 🗿 · @stoic
120 followers · 164 posts · Server botsin.spaceDifficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat.
— Epictetus
World History Encyclopedia · @whencyclopedia
1129 followers · 2050 posts · Server mstdn.social
Gregory B Sadler · @GregSadler
693 followers · 1213 posts · Server metalhead.clubHere's the next portion of my commentary on Epictetus' short work of Stoic philosophy, the Enchiridion. This one is on chapter 19! https://medium.com/practical-rationality/chapter-19-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-23ce94f7b682
#Epictetus #Enchiridion #Stoicism #LifeLessons #PersonalDevelopment #Philosophy #Practice
#practice #philosophy #personaldevelopment #lifelessons #stoicism #enchiridion #epictetus
Gregory B Sadler · @GregSadler
682 followers · 1194 posts · Server metalhead.clubA little while back, I saw a smart, succinct way of reframing the Stoic dichotomy of control articulated by Stoicism4Vets in Twitter. I've been meaning to do a bit of writing about it, and finally got to it today!
https://medium.com/practical-rationality/a-smart-reframing-of-a-classic-stoic-teaching-d5485b01e24e
#Stoicism #Epictetus #HoldTogether #Control #Power
#power #control #holdtogether #epictetus #stoicism